How Barbara Castls Hslps British Slectric Traction

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A report carried in The Times (Business News June 19) shows how the private bus interests are building up their anti-nationalisation campaign. The general manager of Midland Red, Mr. Womar, is leading this campaign. Many of the Midland Red buses now carry the banner "Dont let Nationalisation Eliminate This Service." He is chairman of the recently formed Anti- Netionalisation Group of West Midland Bus Operators. The Times reports that he is "about to embark on an exhausting round of meetings with his opposite numbers all over the country who are busily forming similar groups. Such a body has already been formed in the North flast and the Coventry area is expected to follow suit within the next few days." , All this is the big business response to Mrs. Castle's announcement that she is considering the establishment of Public Transport Authorities to run public transport in Britain's main urban areas. What is particularly — absurd about the Midland Red anti-nationalisation campaign is that the Midland Red ( the Birmingham & Midland Bus Co.) is already 50% nationalised: = Week readers shoule refer to their copies of ‘NO BUS TODAY' to remind themselves of the position. The state-controlled Transport Holding Company owns equal shares in all the British Electric Traction companies P such as Midland Red and scores of others. The General Manager of a 50% publicly owned bus company is running an anti-nationalisation campaign by spending public money to pay for 'free enterprise! banners on buses. : When is Barbara Castle going to sack Mr. Womar for defacing public property? . When are the T,G.W.U. nationally going to. demand . workers! control of all. - _.these private B.u.T. parasites? The June issue of Humberside Voice is 1»: demanding that the half B.u.T. fast Yorkshire. bus company be taken over now under a system of public and: trade union, control. ‘mE THe T.¢.W.U's 'NO BUS TODAY' MUST BE ACTED ON.